4 times NBA players reminded us how much more physical the playoffs can be

The 2016 NBA playoffs was marked with a certain Warriors player repeatedly kicking people, and it’s the playoffs so it’s no surprise that things are getting a little physical on the court. Take, for example, this assessment of the first game of the Wizards-Hawks: “The difference in the game was we were playing basketball and they were playing MMA,” Paul Millsap said, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “They were physical. When the game is like that, we have to match their physicality. But again, we’ve got to go get some moves and bring them back to the court.” Here’s just a few times when things got turned up a notch over the weekend:

1. Steven Adams should consider a career in the NFL after this screen.

4 times NBA players reminded us how much more physical the playoffs can be

Ouch!

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